Late Feb Steels

[chrome_junky]

glad to see your jumping on the steelhead band waggon tapajos it is my favorite pass time. as far as the fish go nobody on this sight or really any guide can guarantee you fish this time of year its hit or miss for the hole month of december. beleive me i feel you about the budget thing im headed to salmon next weekend for three days of steelhead fishing i would much rather head to orifino to fish the clearwater but i cant afford that now. my oppinion on what you should do especially if you wont be getting a guide would be stick to what you do know. if you know how to bounce bait along the bottom in a current do it. there are certain rigs that some fisherman tie to keep from snagging up as much. but your basic river drifting techniques will work. three simple baits will get you through with this a night crawler a piece of shrimp or some red or orange salmon eggs, and to add a little steelhead spice to it tie a peice of pink orange or red yarn on the line right obove the bait. very simple and it works very well i have caught the majority of the steelhead i have landed bouncing a worm and piece of yarn on the bottom. as far as other techniques go if you know something about them then give it a try but there is alot to learn with most other techniques. look at it this way you can spend your first trip steelhead fishing figuring out how to float a bobber down the river or you could stick to the basics and have a shot at a few fish. []
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